Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity’s largest project yet welcomed its first six families on Saturday.
“It’s a dream come true for our families,” said Cheri Witt-Brown, CEO of Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity. “It’s why we do what we do. Habitat (for Humanity) is all about them. For me personally, these are the best days.”
Habitat for Humanity hosted a ceremony to celebrate the families move-in day Saturday afternoon. Hope Springs has 174 homes that other families are set to move into in the coming weeks. The new community is just down the road from Rice’s Honey, 3331 W. 29th St., and Sam’s Club, 3247 23rd Ave., Evans, less than a mile away.
Six families stand in front of their new homes during a ceremony with the Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. A total of 174 families are expected to move into the new Hope Springs subdivision in Greeley. (Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)Habitat for Humanity and the city of Greeley hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last May to commence the project that aims to provide affordable and sustainable housing solutions for local families.
Richmark Companies contributed an $8.8 million land and water donation to the project, with others including a $2.5 million contribution from congressional district spending secured by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, $2.5 million from JBS USA, $2.5 million from The Weld Trust, $1 million from the Occidental Business Rockies Unit and $1 million from Habitat for Humanity International.
Witt-Brown said the 42-acre community will have an on-site childcare center, athletic fields and other amenities for families to enjoy. The families who are set to live there gave input on what they wanted their community to look like. The community is the largest Habitat for Humanity development in the Western region, she said.
Families cut the ribbon on their new homes during a ceremony with the Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity at the Hope Springs subdivision on Saturday in Greeley.(Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer)Once completed, the community will feature 491 housing units, including the Habitat homes and apartments, according to Witt-Brown. Witt-Brown estimated the community to be fully developed around 2028. She anticipates the community housing 50 families by the end of 2025.
Greeley City Councilman Tommy Butler said Saturday’s celebration was great to see because of all the children running into their rooms for the first time and jumping around in them. Butler has been on the Habitat for Humanity board for close to five years.
“When you break down affordable housing, affordable housing policy and all the stuff we talk about in the background of us, it seems kind of faceless,” Butler said. “This is what makes me honestly love affordable housing. At the end of the day, you get to see folks move into a home that’s going to help them start building wealth, and it’s going to be a great thing for their families for many generations.”
The six new families also received blankets to celebrate their moving into the new Hope Springs subdivision on Saturday. The Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity is expected to help 174 families with affordable living in the community. (Jim Rydbom/Staff Photographer) Read More Details
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